Beware Palantir
Posted by: John Phoenix
Origins of Palantir
On 25 November 2025, The Guardian published an article, written by columnist Arwa Mahdawi, entitled ‘JD Vance might want to run in 2028 – but does he have a Palantir-shaped problem?’. The article explained that United States Vice-President JD Vance, with aspirations to run for President in 2028, may find himself compromised in his bid for power by his long-standing and extensive connections to Palantir, a $450bn corporate behemoth and its co-founder, Peter Thiel.
Ask most people what their opinions are of Palantir and they would in all likelihood answer ‘What is a Palantir?’ Some may even identify the name Palantir as a reference to the seeing stones of the same name which featured in JRR Tolkien’s fantasy novel T...










